Slipper



April 24, 1928. 1,667,629

I4.I RIEEHWI\N SLIPPER Filed April 1. 1927 INVENTOR HENRY FRIEDMAN BY a,

ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 24, 1928.

- UNITED STATES Application filed April 1,

This invention relates to footwear and particularly to an improved shoe known as aslipper, and has for an ob ect to provlde an lmproved arrangement whereby the stitching used in the sole is protected agalnst ordinary wear.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved slipper wherein an or amental protecting edge is provided at t e juncture ofthe sole and upper for presentmg aconvenient edging and at the same time presenting a protectlng covering for the stitching.

In the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a slipper, disclosing an embodiment of the-invention.

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view of the slipper shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view throu h Figure l on line 3-3.

Referring to t e accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates the upper of a slipper and 2 the sole. The slipper as illustrated, is what is known on the market as a wool slipper, and heretofore was manufactured without the protecting and trimming edge 3. In the manufacture as heretofore, the sole 2 was stitched to the upper 1 by stitchin 4, which is an over-and-over stitching o a well known kind. This overand-over stitching 4 protected the loweredge of the upper and the sole and at the same time connected the parts together. During the use of the slipper, the lower part of the stitching 4 would wear and then the slipper would fall to pieces. To improve the appearance of the slipper and to protect the stitching\ 4, as well as the edge of the upper and t e sole, the covering strip 3 has PATENT OFFICE.

1927. Serial No. 180.228.

been provided. This strip may'be made of leather, cloth or other material and is held in place preferably by a line of stitching 5 extending directly through the two-edge portions of the strip and through .the' edge portions of the upper .1 and the sole 2 as illustrated in Figure 3. The protecting and covering strip 6 is stitched in place by a suitable line of-stitching 7, sa1d strip 6 being preferably of the same color and general appearance as the protecting or wearing strip 3. p

As illustrated in Figure 3, the lower part of strip 3 will receive the wear instead of the stitching 4 and, consequently, the stitching 4 is protected fully until the lower part of strip 3 has been worn away. This construction lengthens the life of the slipper appreciably in addition to presenting a. smooth edge to the sole.

What I claim is:

A slipper, comprising an upper having an outwar 1y extending margin, a sole formed of a size and shape to extend to the outer edge of said margin, a seam formed by an over-and-over stitch connecting the outer portion of the sole with said margin, said stitching and margin extending. entirely around the sole, a protecting strip substantially U-shaped in cross section straddling said margin and the outer edge of said'sole, and a second line of stitching extending directly through both legs of said protecting strip, through said margin'and the ou ter part of said sole for securing the protecting strip in place, and presenting addltional se- 7 curing means for connecting the margin of the upper and sole together.

HENRY FRIEDMAN. 

